By: Annie Nadin – 19.10.24
Welcome to the show, Waltteri Ignatjew.
The netminder had a stellar game making 32 saves in his AHL debut as the Wranglers beat the Henderson Silver Knights 5-3 in Nevada in the first of back-to-back tilts Friday night.
Rory Kerins opened up the night with a goal assisted by Dryden Hunt. Kerin has been on a tear, notching a hat-trick in his last outing and sitting with five goals coming into the night.
Were the five goals not enough?!?! Kerins strikes again! pic.twitter.com/yyJZudmsIB
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 19, 2024
This apple was Hunts 200th point in his AHL career.
View this post on Instagram
No more than 30 seconds later, Clark Bishop scored off a pass from Jakob Pelletier.
Bishop widens the gap!! pic.twitter.com/bIKb8xhqCP
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 19, 2024
To end the first period, Walker Duehr scored the Wranglers third goal assisted by Ilya Nikolaev from the slot.
You love to see it 👏 pic.twitter.com/pN4AlwIJrq
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 19, 2024
Forward Gage Quinney of the Silver Knights put his team on the board halfway through the second period.
Kerins returned the favour with a deflection goal, assisted by Pelletier with 7:30 remaining in the second.
Did you think he was done?! We sure didn’t! pic.twitter.com/7RkIazUs0r
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 19, 2024
Henderson picked up two more goals in the third, scored by Grigori Denisenko and Callahan Burke respectively.
It quickly turned into a one-goal game.
Bishop widened the gap again with 20 seconds left in the game, assisted by Lucas Ciona.
Bishop was tripped on a clear breakaway before he had the chance to score on an empty-netter.
The referees ruled the infraction as a goal, awarding the Wranglers an uncontested marker.
